Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Turkey

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
37 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
14 / 100
36 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Legal
Since 1858
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal, but restricted for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
No protections
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Since 1858
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1980
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1975
Equal
Since 1858
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